Garden clean-up morning
Bring gloves and a trowel. We’re tucking the garden beds in for winter and turning the compost.
Non-profit daycare & preschool · Melrose, MA
Little hands, big discoveries.
Since 1971, Melrose children have come here to dig, pour, paint, build, and ask why. We’re a non-profit daycare and preschool where children learn by doing, not from worksheets.
How we learn
With their hands, not from worksheets.
A two-year-old learns what “full” means by filling a cup until it spills. A four-year-old learns why worms matter by digging through the compost. Our teachers set out real materials, ask good questions, and let children find the answers themselves.
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Garden & compost
We plant seeds, pull weeds, and feed the compost bin, then watch it all turn back into soil for next spring.
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Water, sand & mud
Pouring, scooping, and stirring at the water table and the mud kitchen teach full, empty, heavy, and light better than any chart.
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The art studio
Paint, clay, glue, and paper are always within reach. The mess is part of the plan.
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Blocks & building
Towers go up, fall down, and go up taller. Along the way: balance, counting, and sharing the long blocks.
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Cooking & experiments
Children measure, stir, and taste, and they ask who, what, where, when, and why. Then they test their guess and see.
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Outdoors, every day
Rain boots, snow pants, or sun hats: we go outside in all weather, because a puddle is worth studying.
Our rooms
Three ages, eight rooms, one idea.
Every classroom is set up for what little hands are ready to try next, from grasping a rattle to running a science experiment.
Announcements
From the office.
Winter gear check
Please send labeled snow pants, boots, mittens, and a hat. We go outside every day.
Family art night
Come see the clay, paint, and paper projects your children have been working on all fall.